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Morphological and genetic diversity of maize landraces along an altitudinal gradient in the Southern Andes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Rivas Juan Gabriel, Gutierrez Angela Veronica, Defacio Raquel Alicia, Schimpf Jorge, Vicario Ana Laura, Hopp Horacio Esteban, Paniego Norma Beatriz, Lia Veronica Viviana
Abstract excerpt
Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) is a major cereal crop worldwide and is traditionally or commercially cultivated almost all over the Americas. The North-Western Argentina (NWA) region constitutes one of the main diversity hotspots of the Southern Andes, with contrasting landscapes and a large number of landraces. Despite the extensive collections performed by the "Banco Activo de Germoplasma INTA Pergamino, Argentina"...
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